Dan Dean

Oct 12, 2024 | chicagohealthonline.com | Dan Dean

Fact checked by Derick WilderWhether it’s older adults, work commuters, or kids behind the handlebars, there’s no doubt that e-bikes have taken the country by storm. Between 2019 and 2022, the e-bike market in the United States grew by 269%; as of 2023, the size of the U.S. e-bike market was $2.59 billion and is expected to reach over $7 billion by the end of the decade. With all of these e-bikes whizzing around, are they actually good for our health and our planet?

Jul 27, 2024 | chicagohealthonline.com | Dan Dean

When the Covid-19 vaccine first became available, Caitlin Fields was puzzled. After a series of lockdowns, social distancing and masking, and hundreds of thousands of deaths from Covid, she struggled to understand why there was so much hesitancy and debate about getting a life-saving vaccine. “It didn’t really make a lot of sense to me,” says Fields, a doctoral candidate at Midwestern University in Downers Grove.

Jun 23, 2024 | chicagocaregiving.com | Dan Dean

When you’re planning your next vacation getaway, how often do you envision coming down with the flu or breaking a bone? If you’re like me, never. In the excitement of buying tickets and making plans, I never consider what could go wrong on my adventures, which means it’s even less likely that I’m thinking about buying insurance in case something does happen. All I’m focused on is the good stuff: making new friends in different cities, clinking wine glasses, or hiking up a mountain.

Nov 29, 2023 | chicagohealthonline.com | Dan dan dan |Dan Dean

Do you ever think about what happens to your gnarled toothbrushes, lifeless water filters, or cruddy plastic bags after they plop into your trash bin? Sherry Skalko did. During the pandemic, Skalko, who lives in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood, says her daughter’s toothbrush radicalized her. “I knew it didn’t belong in the recycling bin, but I didn’t want to put it into a landfill either.” There had to be another way, she remembers thinking.

Sep 27, 2023 | chicagohealthonline.com | Dan Dean |Ronit Rose

When a Groot recycling facility in Plainfield burned down in 2021 due to a battery fire, no one could blame Davide Pezzini for it. Like an estimated 20% of people, Pezzini, a 46-year-old Chicago resident and professional bass player, is fastidious about recycling. He grew up in Switzerland, and while he was in elementary school, the country began to foster a recycling culture.